Kerala, Manipur, Mizporam finally heard by Centre; Relief granted
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, Dec 13, 2017, 09:59 PM
New Delhi 13 Dec: Centre has approved to grant a total of Rs 305.14 crore as aid for clamity which hit Kerala, Manipur and Mizoram.
A meeting was conducted regarding this which was attended by high level officials and was chaired by home minister Rajnath Singh.
The meeting was also attended by finance minister Arun Jaitley, agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh and Union home secretary Rajiv Gauba among others.
The central assistance has been approved to Manipur and Mizoram affected floods and landslides, and drought-hit Kerala, according to a home ministry statement.
The committee approved an assistance of Rs 130.65 crore from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) to Manipur.
The committee approved Rs 125.47 crore to Kerala -- Rs 112.05 crore from the NDRF and Rs 13.42 crore from the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).
It also approved Rs 49.02 crore for Mizoram -- Rs 42.77 crore from the NDRF and Rs 6.25 crore from the NRDWP.